DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DYNAMIC METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGIES - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Federal and state decision makers have considered a number of energy-conservation policies dealing with the use and supply of energy resources. The major contribution of this research is the development of a dynamic structure modeling the transportation/energy interactions in urban areas. The modified TRANSIT1 simulation model is developed and implemented to test a wide range of transportation-related energy conservation policies and evaluate their impacts across time. The two major objectives of this research study were to: (1) determine ways in which dynamic energy conservation policies act to conserve energy and influence resident mobility and transportation system economic performance both in the short-term and long-term and (2) develop dynamic methodologies to evaluate these energy conservation policies in terms of their impacts through time. A four-step research plan was formulated to address these objectives and this plan is discussed in this report.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB82-240763.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

  Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, 122 Civil and Mineral Engineering Building
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455-0220

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • STEPHANEDES, Y J
  • Michalopoulos, P G
  • Gabriel, D A
  • Hanna, H
  • Plum, Robin
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Economic analysis; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Highway traffic; Mathematical models; Parking; Parking facilities; Ridesharing; Simulation; Transportation; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel patterns; Travel time; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management; Transportation models
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365432
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-MN-11-0004-82-1Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UMTA-MN-11-0004
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1983 12:00AM